Where does “ballo” come from?
ballo (Italian) comes from Italian ballare, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
ballo (Italian): dance, ball; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- dance, ball; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “ballo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | ballare | to dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake |
| 2 | Latin | ballāre | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
Words derived from “ballo”